Record

RefNoM/113
LevelItem
TitleLinnaeus, Carl
DescriptionPortrait medal. Obverse: bust of Linnaeus, right profile, hair long, in vest and cravat, with mantle over the shoulders. On the breast of the coat a sprig of 'Linnoea borealis', and his decoration as Knight of the Polar Star.
Reverse: Cybele standing, murally crowned, with lion crouching by her side; in her left hand a key, the right is upraised; she is surrounded by animals and plants, in the distance are clouds with flying birds. Three small butterflies are represented to the left of the figure
InscriptionContentObverse: CAROLUS LINNAEUS ARCH . REG . EQV . AURATUS. Below: LIUNGBERGER
Reverse: DEAM LUCTUS ANGIT AMISSI. In exergue: POST OBITUM UPSALIAE D . X . JAN . MDCCLXXVIII . REGE . JUBENTE.
ObjectNameMedal
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions53 mm diameter
AccessStatusOpen
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